Brrrr! Does it feel cold outside to you? Must be all of those Super-Couponers simultaneously firing up their new freezers over the past 24 hours! :)
If you did get a freezer (or want one) there may still be time. Jewel’s once-a-year freezer deal continues through today, Monday. Pay $150 for a 5.2 cubic foot chest freezer plus $150 worth of free frozen food coupons! Now, the way to maximize this deal? Hold those coupons for Buy One, Get One Free sales… and get TWO. Two of the items is already on sale this week! Read on to find out what they are…
This week’s newspaper contained FOUR inserts: an unusually thick SmartSource, a RedPlum, a General Mills and a P&G. Those of you that like rebates will also want to check out the SmartSource for a mail-in rebate for a FREE Schick Quattro razor.
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If you’re new to the site, take a quick minute to read Using this site and bring yourself up to speed on all the coupon lingo and abbreviations.
It’s a good idea to save the grocery and drugstore flyers from both Wednesday and Sunday each week to have on hand & refer to too as you go through the deals! And, if you’re new to couponing in general, check out my Super-Couponing® website for a list of coupon classes (most are FREE!) and easy instructions on how to start using coupons effectively!
A note to my non-Midwest readers: While my weekly deals focus on Illinois stores, the Target, Walgreens and CVS deals apply nationally. And, if you’re shopping at a SuperValu, Safeway, or Kroger-owned store, you may find similar sales to our Jewel, Dominick’s, and Hilander deals. Welcome, and enjoy!
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Grocery Deals
Starting at Jewel, their biggest deal of the week is their once-a-year FREEZER DEAL. In case you somehow missed this, everything’s outlined in the Freezer discussion – $150 for a 5.2 cubic foot chest freezer plus $150 worth of free frozen food coupons. The deal continues through today, Monday, though the freezers may be getting difficult to find. If you did buy a freezer, the Baldwin ice cream is on sale Buy One, Get One Free through Feb. 13. Take your coupon and go get TWO free tubs! Reader Merebere1975 posted that the McCain Frozen Potatoes are ALSO B1G1F this week. We’ll be keeping track of the B1G1F sales for the freezer coupons in this Forum discussion.
Here’s a quick and easy freebie! Reach dental floss is on sale for $1. Use the $1 coupon in 1/3 RP1 to take it home… FREE!
Jewel has a good deal going on Kraft salad dressing. It’s on sale for $2.49 a bottle, but there’s a manufacturer coupon in the current Jewel flyer for $1.50 off – bringing the price to .99 a bottle. Now, there’s also a Catalina deal running on Ranch or Italian varieties of Kraft salad dressings. Buy 4 and get $3 back. So, buy 4 bottles. You’ll need 4 coupons from the flyer (one per bottle) – but look on the flyer racks at your store, as many stores have sheets of these coupons available there too. With 4 coupons, pay $3.98 and get $3 back! You’ll ultimately pay .98 for 4, or under a quarter a bottle… and every coupon you need for this deal can be found in the store.
Now, if you’ve got South Beach salad dressings on your Avenu, this deal gets better. South Beach is a Kraft dressing too, and many people have reported $1.25-$1.50 electronic coupons for this. Grab Ranch and/or Italian and these bottles will be FREE with overage!
If you didn’t get enough of eating tortilla chips during yesterday’s Super Bowl, there’s a good sale going on them! Grande Tortilla Chips are on sale for $2. Use the $1 coupon in 1/10 SS and cut that price in half to $1!
Several varieties of children’s vitamins are on sale this week — and we don’t often see great prices on these, so it’s time to stock up if you’ve got little ones. Disney Children’s Vitamins are on sale for $7.99, Buy One Get One Free. With two $1 coupons from any of the following locations: 1/3 RP1, 1/24 RP, January All You, or printable, use a coupon on each box and pay $5.99 for two, or about $3 each!
Centrum for Kids are also on sale for $4.99 a bottle. Use the $2 coupon from 1/3 RP2 and take them home for $2.99!
Trident Layers gum is on sale for $1 a pack. Use the .75 coupon from 2/7 SS and take it home for .25! There’s also a $1-off-2 coupon in the December All You — with this, get 2 more packs for $1, or .50 each…
A variety of Kraft cheeses are not a bad price this week either. With the coupons in the current weekly Jewel ad, buy 2 packages of Kraft shredded, chunk, or cheese singles and pay $1.50 each…
When you’re at Jewel this week, look for a display containing these free coupon books. There are lots of great, high-value coupons inside, but the one you’ll want to use this week is for Fresh Express Salad – bags are on sale for $1.50. With this coupon, they’re just .50!
If you received your Home Made Simple coupon book, there’s a good coupon inside that you may want to use this week. Dawn Direct Foam dish detergent is on sale for $2. Use the $1.50 coupon from Home Made Simple to take it home for .50!
If you need toilet paper, Angel Soft 12-roll packs are $5.99. Use this $1 coupon and take it home for $4.99 – not a terrible price if you’re in need of this.
Continuing this week, Barnum’s Animal Crackers (oh yes, the cute ones in the little box we all ate as kids!) are on sale for $1 a box. Use this $2 off 2 coupon for any Nabisco crackers and get 2 boxes… free! If you really like animal crackers, use the same coupon to pick up two 8-ounce bags. They’re priced at $1.69 each, so you’ll pay .69 each for the large bag.
There’s a great high-value coupon out for Baby Basics diapers (Jewel’s house brand.) Print this $4 coupon and cut the price in half, as most jumbo packs are $7.99. Some stores may have the larger boxes on clearance for $9.99. With coupon, pay $4.99 for these.
Continuing from previous weeks, if you’re a fan of Jewel’s Wild Harvest line of organics, here’s your chance to take some home FREE! Numerous Wild Harvest snacks are on clearance for $1 at many stores (look for herbed saltines, “Endangered Species” kids’ crackers [cheddar shapes, like Goldfish] and a few others. Print this $1 off any Wild Harvest coupon (you can print 2!) and these will be FREE!
Incidentally, this is a great coupon for any Wild Harvest organic product that you like — organic milk and produce come to mind. Some readers have reported seeing Wild Harvest frozen waffles on clearance for $1.49 – with the coupon, they’ll be just .49. Others saw cookies clearanced to $1.50 — just .50 with coupon! Jars of Wild Harvest baby food are under a buck – FREE with this coupon. One reader spotted Wild Harvest tortilla chips B1G1F for $2.89. With 2 coupons, they’re .89 for BOTH.
And, if you like pure maple syrup, 12oz. bottles of Wild Harvest Organic maple syrup are $7.49 this week — with coupon, just $6.49. Another good buy? Wild Harvest 32oz. soy milk is $1.99 this week — just .99 with coupon!
If you’re planning to buy Kraft products this week, check out www.kraftsupervalu.com, which has many $1 printables for products in the current ad…
 $20/$5 CATALINA DEAL Jewel also has a “Spend $20, get $5” Catalina deal from 1/31-2/14 on ConAgra, General Mills, Georgia-Pacific and Dr. Pepper products. Here are your matchups! 7-Up 6-pack .5 liter bottles – $2.50 *A&W 6-pack .5 liter bottles Act II popcorn, 3-pack – $1 Alexia Crunchy Snacks, 4oz. $2.99, B1G1F Banquet Brown & Serve – $1 Brawny paper towel 8-pack – $6.99 *Bugles *Canada Dry 6-pack .5 liter bottles *Canfields 6-pack .5 liter bottles *Chex Mix *Country Time Lemonade 6-pack .5 liter bottles Crunch and Munch, 4oz. – $1 *Crush 6-pack .5 liter bottles David sunflower seeds, 5.25-5.75 oz. – $1 Dixie 14-48ct. plates or bowls, or 200ct. napkins – $2.50 *Dr. Pepper 6-pack .5 liter bottles *Hawaiian Punch 6-pack .5 liter bottles Hebrew National beef franks, 12oz. – $2.50 *Cheerios snack mix Hunt’s ketchup, 24oz. – $1.49 Hunt’s pasta sauce, 26-26.5oz. – $1 *Gardettos snack mix Gulden’s mustard, 12oz. – $1.99 Manwich -$1.25 Pam cooking spray, 5-6oz. – $2.50 RC 6-pack .5 liter bottles – $2.50 *Rosarita products RoTel diced tomatoes, 10 oz. – .99 Snapple 16oz. 6-pack or 16.9oz. 12-pack – $5 Sparkle 8-pack – $6.99 *Squirt 6-pack .5 liter bottles Sunkist 6-pack .5 liter bottles – $2.50 Van Camp’s pork and beans, 15oz. – .69 Vanity Fair napkins, 40-100ct – $2.50 For those that like the full UPC list, you can find it here. Be aware that items marked with a * are on the spreadsheet but not listed in the ad – you will need to look up prices for these at YOUR store if you’d like to include them in the deal. And, as they’re not in the ad, if your deal does not work, you’re on your own. DO NOT bother the customer service staff as many times, they do not have this list — they can only work from the ad that they have. |
Mixing and matching any of the items above to get to a $20 total, (PRE COUPON!) will generate a $5 Catalina at checkout.
Want a sample scenario?
Buy 4 Van Camps pork and beans ($2.76) and use $1 coupon
Buy 1 Brawny 8-roll pack ($6.99) and use $1 coupon
Buy 2 Hebrew National franks ($5) and use two $1 printables
Buy 1 Pam cooking spray ($2.50) and use .35 coupon
Buy 3 RoTel diced tomatoes ($2.97) and use $1 coupon
Your pre-coupon total is $20.22. With coupons, pay $14.87 and get a $5 Catalina back — you’ll pay $9.87 for all of this!
Now…
My black belt couponers know that these deals typically work differently at Jewel than at any other store.
 VERY IMPORTANT: If you have never done a high-level Catalina deal at Jewel before, please read this short overview of the way the price structure works. In a nutshell, if you base your dollar-spent mark on the non-Preferred prices, you can save even more money and spend less out of pocket. But, to do this, you must be willing to verify prices at the store’s price scanner BEFORE going to checkout.
If this makes no sense or is the least bit confusing to you… do NOT do the deal in this way. These high-level Catalina deals can be very confusing, especially when you’re new at this. If you are new, use the PREFERRED price only, and you’ll get the Catalina every time. But if you’re a “black belt” couponer and want to maximize your savings… here’s the best deal for the week: An all-popcorn deal REMEMBER… ALWAYS, ALWAYS verify prices at your store at the price-checker BEFORE using the above scenarios. You are using these matchups at YOUR OWN RISK. |
Jewel meat deals:
- Fresh whole chicken fryers are .99/lb
- Fresh split chicken breasts are $1.99/lb
- Fresh pork spare ribs are $1.99/lb
- St. Louis Style pork back ribs are $2.49/lb
- Pork back ribs are $2.99/lb
(Anytime meat is under $1.99 a pound (no matter what it is — beef, pork, poultry, or seafood) it’s a buy in my book, because $1.99 is a cycle low and a good benchmark for meat prices.) I noted all of the sale ribs this week because these are great prices for these too!
Jewel produce deals:
- Large ripe avocados – .88
- Dole whole golden pineapples are $1.88 each, limit 3 – GREAT PRICE!
Let’s talk Dominick’s! Before we dig into this week’s Dominick’s deals, if you haven’t read or had a chance to respond to this Dominick’s discussion regarding customer service and coupon issues in their stores, please do. I have been in touch with Dominick’s Public Affairs department, and they are reading this discussion. So many readers have taken a few moments to share their concerns.
If there is anything (good or bad) you’d like to share or add to this discussion of coupon acceptance at Dominick’s, please take a moment to do so.
And now… on to the Dominick’s deals!
This week, Wonder bread is on sale for $1.50 a loaf. Use the .55 coupon from 8/30/09 RP and it’s .95!
If you missed last week’s deals on DiGiorno, California Pizza Kitchen, Freschetta, Red Baron and Safeway Select pizzas, there’s a similar sale going at Dominick’s. They’re running a “Buy 3, save $3″ on these, and for every 3 you buy, you save $3 instantly.
Prices shown are when purchased in quantities of 3 – remember, you can buy 3, 6, 9, and so on, but it must be a multiple of 3.
$3.99 group:
DiGiorno 12.6-32.7oz pizzas
– $1.50 off – 5/17/09 SS
– $1 off – 1/24 SS, 6/14/09 SS, 8/16/09 SS, 8/2/09 SS1
– Look for $1-off-2 coupon tearpads near freezer case too
California Pizza Kitchen 11.9-14.1 original or thin crust pizzas
– $1 off – 9/27/09 SS, 5/17/09 SS
Freschetta 12.8-25.12 pizzas
– $1.25 off 2 – 6/25/09 SS
– .75 off – printable
$2.99 group:
Red Baron Classic or Thin Crust 14.76-22.1oz pizzas
– $1 off – 8/2/09 SS2
– $1-off-2 – 1/31 SS
Safeway Select 14.25-32.7oz
– no current coupons, but the 32.7 ounce (big!) pizza would be your best bet here.
Mix and match any way you want – with $1 coupons, the prices of the $3.99 pizzas drop to $2.99, and the Red Barons come down to $1.99 or $2.49 each, depending on coupons. A very good pizza deal, any way you “slice” it… ha!
Similar to the Jewel paper deals above, Dominick’s also has decent deals running on Quilted Northern bath tissue and Brawny Paper Towels. The 12-roll bath tissue, as well as 6 and 8-roll packs of the paper towels are $5.99 each with the Super Coupon Dominick’s weekly flyer.
Drop those prices by a dollar with $1 manufacturer coupons:
Quilted Northern
– $1 off – 1/24/RP, 10/11/09 RP, 7/26/09 RP
– $2 off 2 – September All You
Brawny
– $1 off – 1/24 RP
– .50 off – 11/15/09 RP
Trident Layers gum is also on sale at Dominick’s for $1 a pack. Use the .75 coupon from 2/7 SS and take it home for .25! There’s also a $1-off-2 coupon in the December All You — with this, get 2 more packs for $1, or .50 each…
Continuing again this week, PureVia sweetener is on sale for $1.99. Use the $2 coupon in 1/3 SS1 and it’s yours… FREE! PureVia is made from Stevia, a natural, plant-based sweetener, and each box contains 40 single servings.
Continuing from last week, Doms has a good Pillsbury Catalina deal running this week (it’s actually running at Jewel and Meijer too, but it works out the best here!) Buy 4 Pillsbury refrigerated products and get $2 back; buy 5 get $3, buy 6 or more get $4.
There are MANY ways to work this deal, especially since both ShortCuts and CellFire have electronic coupons to work in here…
ShortCuts:
– $1 off 2 Pillsbury Italian meal breads
– .75 off 2 Pillsbury refrigerated holiday cookies
CellFire:
– $1 off 2 Pillsbury sweet rolls
– $1 off 2 Pillsbury Italian meal breads
Manufacturer coupons:
– .40 off 2 Pillsbury Italian meal breads – 11/15/09 GM, 9/13/09 GM, 8/9/09 GM, printable
– .30 off 2 Pillsbury Grands – 11/15/09 GM, 11/8/09 SS, 8/9/09 GM, printable
– .35 off Pillsbury Grands – 7/12/09 SS
– $1 off 2 Pillsbury cookie dough – 11/15/09 GM, 9/13/09 GM, 8/9/09 GM, printable
– .55 off Pillsbury cookie dough varieties – 11/15/09 GM, 9/13/09 GM, 7/12/09 SS
– $1 off Pillsbury Simply cookie dough – 9/13/09 GM
– $1 off 2 Pillsbury sweet rolls – printable
– .50 off 2 Pillsbury sweet rolls – 9/13/09 GM
– .40 off 2 Pillsbury sweet rolls – 11/15/09 GM, 11/8/09 SS, 8/9/09 GM
– .75 off 3 Pillsbury refrigerated baked goods – 5/31/09 SS
– .50 off 2 Pillsbury crescent rolls – 11/15/09 GM, 11/8/09 SS
An easy, quick scenario:
Buy 6 “mini” cans of biscuits or rolls (.99 each at most stores.) Pay $6 and get $4! With one .50-off-2, pay $5.50 and get $4 … with a .75-off-3, pay $5.25 and get $4… you get the idea :)
As usual, there are some Dominick’s Super Coupons* in this week’s ads too:
- Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs are .99 – buy 2, use $1-off-2 coupon from 8/23/09 SS and/or 6/21/09 SS and pay less than .50 each!
- Wonderful Pistachios are $2.99 – use $1 coupon from 11/15/09 SS to make them the bargain price of $1.99.
- Mission Tortillas are .99 – use .75 coupon from 1/10 SS or Jewel Preferred Card Update Booklet and pay .24!
- Eating Right single pizzas or entrees are $1.50 when purchased in quantities of 8 (good thing you bought a freezer this past weekend, right?!)
- Quilted Northern and Brawny multipacks are $5.99 each – see deal above for manufacturer coupon matchups.
Dominick’s meat deals:
- Safeway chicken drumsticks, thighs or leg quarters are .99/lb
- Fresh Perdue whole chicken is $1.29/lb
- Rancher’s Reserve beef chuck 7-bone roast is $1.57/lb. Sweeten this deal with a coupon for $2 off a $10 purchase of Rancher’s Reserve. So, if you buy 6.5lbs. of roast, you’ll be over $10 ($10.20) – use coupon, pay $8.20 – that works out to about $1.26 a pound – FABULOUS price for roast!
- Fresh 80% lean ground beef is $1.79/lb
- Boneless whole pork loin is $1.97/lb
Dominick’s produce deals:
- Navel oranges are $2.99 for an 8lb bag…
- Green or red seedless grapes are $1.99/lb.
*A note on Dominick’s Super Coupons: All Super Coupons require a total purchase of $10 or more to use. But, the “Minimum $10 purchase” applies to the REGULAR, non-sale price of those items. Really! It’s even spelled out very well on Safeway’s corporate site:
What does “minimum $10 (or $20) purchase required” mean? To use store coupons that include a minimum purchase requirement, you must spend a minimum dollar amount on that shopping trip. You will reach the minimum purchase amount based upon total purchases before your Club Card discount is applied. This total will include the coupon item’s regular price, not the discounted price. For example, the regular retail price of a box of Cheerios (before coupon and before Club Card discounts) will count toward the minimum purchase required in order to use the Cheerios coupon.
So, knowing this, getting over that qualifying dollar amount isn’t as hard as it seems.
At Meijer, let’s get some cheap salsa to go with the cheap chips we picked up at Jewel! Chi-Chi’s Salsa is on sale for .99 a jar. Use the $1-off-2 coupon from 12/6/09 SS and take TWO home for .99… that’s less than .50 a jar! Note that if you shop Jewel first, they also have $1-off-2 Blinkies for Chi-Chis in the aisle.
(As a weird aside, know why Meijer doesn’t have Blinkies? The front edge of their store shelves are not the kind of design that can support mounting the dispensers. Now you know.)
McCormick seasoning packets are a STEAL this week too! On sale for .50 each, you’re going to want to buy 4. Use the $1-off-4 from Meijer Mealbox and stack it with the .25-off-2 from 1/24 RP. With one manufacturer coupon, pay .75 for 4! With two manufacturer coupons, pay .50 for 4, or .13 each!
There’s a good deal going on Stayfree Maxi-Pads (if you haven’t gotten them in a previous week during one of many, many cheap deals on these! Stayfree 16-48ct. pads are on sale Buy 2, Get 1 Free. Use the Buy ONE Get One Free coupon from 1/3 RP, and you’ll pay $3.15 for 1… and get 2 more free! That’s $1.05 each!
Meijer meat deals:
- Meijer fresh bone-in split chicken breast – .99/lb
- Meijer fresh boneless skinless chicken breast – $1.79/lb
Meijer produce deals:
- Extra-large Avocados are .88 each
- California sweet seedless navel oranges are $2.50 per 5lb. bag – that’s .50/lb
- Pinata, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Gala, Granny Smith, Fuji, Braeburn and Jonagold apples are .99/lb
- Vine-ripened Roma tomatoes are .99/lb
- Red or green seedless grapes are $1.24/lb
- Tender or white asparagus is $1.99/lb
- Strawberries are $2/lb
Note that Meijers in other states are on different schedules. The Illinois Meijers are about a week behind on the sales vs. Indiana/Michigan. If you’re in Illinois, these Meijer deals run through Wednesday. If you’re reading from another state, they ENDED Saturday at your store… Confusing? Yes.
For my Rockford-area shoppers (and Kroger shoppers too!) Hilander has some good deals this week…
If you didn’t get enough 2-liters of pop during last week’s Walgreens and CVS sales, Hilander has yet another deal on Pepsi products. 2-liters of Pepsi are on sale for $1.29 each. Buy 10 (mix and match) and you’ll get an instant savings of .50 on each, bringing them down to just .79 each…
More little cheapies – Kroger buns are .88 and Seyfert Potato Chips are .99 … no coupon needed!
INSTANT SAVINGS DEAL CONTINUES! Again, the big deal this week is their “Buy 10, save $5 instantly” sale. This week’s ad shows even more of the products included in this sale.
Want an example scenario? Buy the following, with coupons…
one tub I Can’t Believe it’s not Butter – $1.49
– .50 off (will double to $1) – 1/31 RP
one tub Promise Buttery Spread – $1.49
– $1 off – 11/15/09 RP
one jar Hormel Chili Master chili – $1.29
– .50 off (will double to $1) 1/24 SS
one can Ro*Tel canned tomatoes – .92
– .30 off (will double to .60) – 1/24 SS
two bags Chex Mix – $1.99
– .50 off (will double to $1) – printable, printable
– .50 off – Stack with Cellfire coupon
one package Quaker Quakes snacks – .99
– .75 off – 1/10 RP
one bag Nature Valley Nut Clusters – $2.69
– $1 off – printable, printable
– $1 off – Stack with Cellfire coupon
one bottle French’s Mustard – $1.49
– .75 off – 1/10 RP
one bottle Frank’s Red Hot sauce – $1.69
– .50 off (will double to $1) – 1/24 SS, 12/13 SS
Pre-coupon total: $16.03
Post-coupon total: $5.43
AND… you’ll have purchased 10, so you’ll get an instant savings of $5! ALL of those products for .43!
Remember, you must buy ANY 10 products included in the sale to receive the $5 instant savings. There are MANY ways to work this great sale (the Hunt’s canned tomatoes would work in well too) but this is an example :)
Hilander meat deals:
- Shank portion ham is .99/lb
- Ground chuck is $1.47/lb
- Pork chops are $1.67/lb
- Pork baby back ribs or boneless tenderloin $2.97/lb
Hilander produce deals:
- Hass avocados are $1 each
- Cameo apples are .99/lb
Off to Target…The HOT deal this week is on Gillette Fusion razors! They’re on sale for $6.99 each. When you buy 2, you’ll get a $5 Target gift card. Sweeten this deal with the $4 coupon for Gillette Fusion razors in the 2/7 PG! If you get multiple inserts, here’s how it looks… Buy 2 razors ($13.98.) Use two $4 coupons and pay $5.98… and get a $5 gift card back! TWO “expensive” razors for .98 — that’s .49 each!
If you only have one $4 coupon, hold it… and take it to Walgreens this week for a similar deal.
If you prefer the Gillette Venus razors, there’s a fun deal on them too. They’re involved in the same “Buy 2, get $5 gift card” deal as the Fusions are. Now, they won’t be quite as cheap, BUT you’ll be taking some more items home along with these for the same price. Again, you’ll need two sets of inserts to rock this deal. Buy 2 Venus, and also buy 2 Olay Body Wash. Use two $2 off Venus coupons and two “Buy Venus, get Olay Body Wash free coupons. Pay $9.98 and get $5 back – $4.98 for 2 razors and 2 body wash isn’t too bad.
Or AGAIN… do this deal at Wags in a different way…
Goldfish crackers aren’t a bad price at Target this week. At $1.66, use this .75 printable to take them home for .91!
Many readers have reported finding good deals on GE Energy Smart light bulbs at Target. There are a lot of current coupons available for these – 1/3 SS1 has a $1 manufacturer coupon – here’s a printable too. And, the 1/10 SS insert has a $2 Target store coupon, and and Section 1 of the 1/19 Tribune had a $1.50 Target store coupon. Stacked, you’re looking at $2.50-$3 in coupon value toward GE light bulbs — many of which for sell less than that… netting you FREE light bulbs! Many readers have seen 2-packs of these bulbs on clearance in the $2-$3 range too. (Through Feb. 28.)
Reader mjohnson1981 notes that Target’s site also has a $1.50 printable for GE Reveal bulbs… which are currently selling for $1.49. MORE FREE lightbulbs!
SuperTarget produce deals:
- Fresh asparagus is $1.99/lb
Drugstore Deals
Heading to Walgreens, Dove Men’s Body Wash is on sale for $5.99 with $5.99 back in Register Rewards – FREE! Make it a moneymaker with the $1.25 coupon in the 1/31 RP!
I predict people who don’t even need denture adhesive will be buying it this week… because it’s also a moneymaker! Super Poligrip denture adhesive is on sale for $2 with $2 back in RRs. It’s a moneymaker with the $1 coupon in the 1/3 RP!
Theraflu is a good buy this week too. It’s $5, and you get a $5 RR when you buy 2. Use two $2 coupons (printable, printable, printable) to pay $6 and get $5 back… paying just $1 for two Theraflu!
Gillette Fusion razors are super cheap at Wags this week too. They’re $8.99 with a $4 RR. Use the $4 coupon from the 2/7 PG, pay $4.99 and get $4 back! NICE razor for .99… you can’t buy the blades for that price!
Want to do the Gillette Venus and Olay Body Wash deal at Wags? Here’s how it works. The Venus also has a $4 RR attached to it. Buy it at $8.99, along with a bottle of Olay Body Wash. Use the $2 Venus coupon and the “Buy Venus, get Free Olay Body Wash” coupons from 2/7 PG, pay $6.99 for both and get $4 back! You’ll pay $2.99 for the razor AND the body wash.
We also have another good diaper deal this week at Wags. This time, jumbo packs of Huggies and Pull-Ups are on sale for $8.99. Buy a pack and get $3 back in RRs. Use $ or $2 coupons from 1/17 SS to bring this down even more! With a $1 coupon, you’ll ultimately pay $4.99 a pack. And, if you’ve got that Walgreens Activity Book (.99 coloring book with Wags store coupons inside — they’re getting harder to find these days!) use the $1 Wags coupon to stack into this and drop the price by another dollar.
And finally, over at CVS, what a surprise… Trident Layers gum is on sale here too! It’s .99 a pack. Use the .75 coupon from 2/7 SS and take it home for .24! And again, there’s also a $1-off-2 coupon in the December All You — with this, get 2 more packs for $1, or .50 each. (No excuse for not taking cheap gum home this week, when it’s on sale at 3 out of the 7 stores that I blog :)
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And, oh, another surprise… Gillette Fusion razors are ALSO on sale at CVS this week too. They’re $8.99 with $4 in ECBs. Use the $4 coupon from the 2/7 PG, pay $4.99 and get $4 back! Again… taking home this nice, “expensive” razor for just under a buck.
Here’s a fun little deal on Nivea Body Wash and Nivea Lip Care. CVS is running a “Spend $10, get $5 in ECBs” deal on Nivea products. So, buy 1 Body Wash ($5.99) and 2 Lip Care ($2.99 each.) You’re at $11.97, enough to qualify for your $5 in ECBs. Now, let’s use coupons to bring this down even more. With a $2 coupon for the body wash from 1/3 RP and a B1G1F coupon for the Lip Care from 2/7 RP, pay $6.98 and get $5 back! All that for $1.98!
SoyJoy 6-packs snack bars continue to be free after ECB too. They’re on sale for $6 with $6 back in Extra Care Bucks!
The moneymaking deal on Oust air and surface sanitizer continues through 2/14! Oust is on sale for $3.99 a can. For each can you buy, you’ll get $3 back in ECBs, limit 3. Buy 2, use the Buy One, Get One Free Oust coupon from 1/3 SS. Pay $3.99 and get $6 back! Hello there, moneymaker! If you have multiple inserts, buy 4, use 2 coupons, pay $7.98 and get $9 back.
As this has been running for a few weeks now, it seems to be getting a little easier to find on the shelves too…
CVS Tip: Remember to always scan your CVS card at the price scanner in the store — it prints bonus coupons for you!
Jewel | Dominick’s | Meijer | Hilander | Target | Walgreens | CVS |
FREE coupons that are still current:
1/31 SS – FREE 3.5-6lb. bag Purina Pro Plan dog or cat food (exp. 2/14/10)
1/31 SS – FREE 6oz. pouch Purina Pro Plan dog or cat food (exp. 2/14/10)
1/31 SS – FREE roll of Marcal bath tissue, paper towels, or facial tissue (exp. 3/7/10)
1/3 RP – $1 off Johnson’s Baby product. Buy “Buddies” single bars of J&J baby soaps at Target, Walmart for $1 (exp. 3/15/10)
February All You – Free Rianxeria Tuna Snacks (exp. 4/30/10) – cubed tuna for salads
FREE STUFF:
Free groceries:
$1.85 off Ensure (sells for around $1.85 a bottle)
$1 off Star-Kist Tuna Creations pouches (they sell for $1 or less at most stores)
Free Kashi single-serve cereal or fruit/grain bar
Free Mariani Dried Plums – enter promo “ADSUPER”
FREE Palermo Classics Pizza:
Crystal Lake, IL area and Wisconsin shoppers only: Open Pantry food marts are offering a free Palermo Classics pizza when you register for their free Ring Thing keychain. The Crystal Lake, IL Open Pantry mart is inside the Shell at Rt. 14 and Rt. 31.
Free products:
Free Nicorette stop-smoking aid 10-ct. starter kit
Free 2-pack Purex 3-in-1 laundry sheets
Free activities/admissions:
Printable Valentines – a free game of bowling at Brunswick Zone
Printable Valentines – 5 free tokens for Chuck E. Cheese
2 FREE tickets to Chicago Auto Show – bring form to any IL/IN Chevy dealer & exchange for free tickets! Auto show runs Feb 12-21.
Free food at restaurants:
Free Crispy Fish at Long John Silvers
FREE COUPON BOOKS:
$10 Box Tops for Education coupon booklet (General Mills)
$10 Eat Better America coupon booklet
$17 ConAgra coupon book (click blue button for form)
$10 Betty Crocker coupon booklet
P&G $15 coupon booklet – promoted by Save-A-Lot stores but contains manufacturer coupons.
FREE COUPON NETWORKS:
The following networks regularly send product samples and high-value coupons to your home for you to use and share. Each network may ask you for online feedback on their products via surveys or messageboards too.
Jewel | Dominick’s | Meijer | Hilander | Target | Walgreens | CVS | Free |
As always, these deals are guidelines for shopping. I can make no guarantee that these items will be on sale, in stock, or available at your area store. I can also not guarantee your Catalinas will print, your cashier will smile at you while you check out, or that your shopping cart won’t have a broken wheel. But I CAN teach you how to save money :)
And, also, as always, a huge thanks to the many readers who posted and emailed deals that made it into today’s Deals of the Week! We’re all in this together, and I sincerely appreciate everyone who spots and passes along good deals that we can all enjoy :) Thank you… to YOU!
* (All You magazine is not a requirement for using the site, but if you like coupons, you will probably really enjoy it. It’s a cheap ($2.49 an issue) magazine that is absolutely filled with coupons each month — typically $50-$100 worth per issue! You can subscribe to All You online and save about $10/year off the cover price. And depending on the values, if you use 2 or 3 coupons alone from each issue, you’ve recouped the cost of the magazine, and you’re on your way to even bigger savings.)
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kay9pets says
The super coupon for the Wonderful Pistachios was only good for 12 hrs on Feb. 7th.
shlee says
I haven’t done this yet, but it’s $1.00, get a $1.00 ecb back….now wouldn’t that be cute for your dh??? Or for the kids??
ellen says
Jill, I oh so HATE to point this out, as time consuming as writing all of this up so thoroughly must be, but I suppose it could throw someone off. Just below that aqua colored box, you say:
Mixing and matching any of the items above to get to a $15 total, (PRE COUPON!) will generate a $5 Catalina at checkout
$15 should be $20 I think
PS- I have been at this a year now and am loving every minute of it! Thanks to you
glamorousmunky says
These were great…had them at the superbowl party last night! They have a very long shelf life on them so…..stocking up on them isn’t a bad idea!
coupshop says
I am reading your weekly colum in the Eagle Tribune(MA)and thought I’d try out your web site. So glad I did! Thanks for all the great tips ~ I have been a couponer/rebater for years.
dhadley says
If anyone is looking for the freezers, the Jewel in New Lenox on Nelson still had 20 or so left yesterday afternoon! The Yorkville, Oswego, and Montgomery Jewels were sold out early Sunday! Hope this helps anyone looking for one! Glad I got mine :D
bigmoney says
For those who get canker sores: when asking the pharmacist what my 3YO daughter could safely use for treating them, he said DENTURE ADHESIVE! It’s safe for kids (& adults). It seals the sore, covering the exposed nerve endings, thus ending the pain. Then the sore can heal. Our dentist agreed. So buy up that Poligrip for a money making canker sore treatment!
Susan123 says
Hi Jill!
Thanks for all your great work! I thought I’d leave a quick comment on a Kraft cheese promotion going on at Meijer (through Wednesday). Kraft shreds (approximately two cups), crumbles (even small containers of Feta), snacks, blocks, and others, are on sale for 3 for $5 ($1.66/each). If you buy three or more, the cheese becomes 3 for $4 ($1.33/each) after instant store savings (I think it deducted .33/.34 per item)–must buy a minimum of three but doesn’t need to be in multiples of three, so quantity of 4, 6, 8, whatever is fine if you’re looking to combine with manufacturer coupons.
Better yet, when you buy four packages of cheese for $5.32, then apply two $1/two packages of cheese manufacturer coupon (coupons.com) the four packages of cheese become $3.32 (.83/each!!!) Since shredded cheese freezes marvelously, and I have two children who are total cheese heads, I jumped all over this sale.
Hope this is helpful to someone!
Thanks again!
maggie says
Jill, your scenario gets you to over $25, but this sale only requires you to reach $20. So I didn’t understand why you would buy more items when you already hit the $20 mark. Maybe I missed something, but it made me wonder.
JenniferW says
So the reason this deal will work is because it totals over $20 before the preferred price?
So I just scan the items and then give them my preferred card and hope that after I pay I get a catalina?
maggie says
I was able to get a couple of free cans of WH beans last week, since they were on sale for 99c. I don’t know if they still are, but I know for sure that they are usually not much more expensive.
weweezer says
Want to do the Gillette Venus and Olay Body Wash deal at Wags? Here’s how it works. The Venus also has a $4 RR attached to it. Buy it at $8.99, along with a bottle of Olay Body Wash. Use the $2 Venus coupon and the “Buy Venus, get Free Olay Body Wash” coupons from 2/7 PG, pay $6.99 for both and get $4 back! You’ll pay $2.99 for the razor AND the body wash.
Jbed20 says
The coupon doesn’t state which body wash so I picked up the big one ( Body Quencher) that was $8.79 and got that one instead of the much smaller one that is pictured. It was free. What a great deal.
dancingwolves says
the coupon for the snapple deal was specific for glass bottles six-pack. Does this coupon also go for the 12 pk plastic bottle shown in the Cat deal ad?
momof2cuties says
Right next to the animal crackers, the “to go” cookies ie oreos, nutter butter, teddy grahams are also $1.00 I bought four with 2Qs and the scanner did not beep.
stealfinder says
I’d like to point this out for anyone thinking about working some of the (*Unbelievably amazing & addicting) Alexia snacks into a cat. deal:
The B1G1F is a store SALE price, not a PREFERRED card sale. This means that you cannot count $2.99 for each bag, but for each 2. Quite frankly the “Aged Cheddar” waffle fries are worth the full price to me – usually $2.75-ish at Target, so $1.50 each is completely worth it – even though there aren’t any current coupons out now! I got excited a few months ago when they went on sale for $2.50 @ Target – I bought 4 or 5 bags – $1.50 is really exciting!
dhc says
Jill,
I want to thank you for posting this week’s deals early again….I know that you can’t do it every week, but it’s been great these past 2 weeks. I really appreciate all of your hard work!
tsl712 says
Just a quick deal for all those who like avocado or fresh guacamole… Avocados are on sale for $.39 each at Berkots through Wednesday this week.
http://www.berkotfoods.com
brc says
In addition to the fusion razor I bought a 12oz bottle of Joy dish detergent for .69. Regular price is 2.29, Walgreen’s insert has a store coupon to buy it for .99 plus PG manufacturer coupon of .30 off in the 2/7 PG = .69!
all4you24-7 says
Love the new site, and all the “jump to” buttons, and short cut tabs are awesome. It is so much easier to move around. This might make me sound a bit lazy, but is it possible to add a “jump to” button to the bottom of the comments, that will take you back to the top? Sometimes the comments for the deals of the week get so long.
Thank you!!
Coupon savings says
Thank you for the pop corn black belt info – worked like a charm.
The Naperville Jewel only gives $1 back on the 4 bottles of Kraft salad dressings instead of 3. I realized it when I got home so I did not ask. Not sure I can do anything about it now.
jenjen348 says
So I get the Tribune to get the higher valued coupons, and yet the Dove Body Wash in the 01/31 RP was for $1 off and not $1.25 off…anyone know why? It still is a money maker, but I was still wondering.
Thanks!
cogasawara says
The free Pro Plan pouch coupon expires 2/28. The dry dog or cat food expires 2/14.
chicagocoupon says
I’m extremely new to couponing. My Found out about your lovely website while trolling through Jewels (Olympia Fields) late last Tuesday. Ran into 2 wonderful Blackbelt Couponers.
Vicks NyQuil or DayQuil 10-12 ct or Liquid 6 oz. See 1/17 PG for $2.00 Off 1 cpn or 2/7 PG for $1.50 Off 1 cpn. Qualifies for Vicks Register Rewards Offer. Buy $20 or more, Get $10 or Buy $15, receive $5 in Register Rewards for your next visit.
mamagatz says
Can’t buy the Jewel Baby Basics in quantity – one at a time, FYI, I think my cashier read the coupon after it beeped. I just did another separate transaction, all good.
adrimom says
THAT’S why my second coupon didn’t work! The cashier took it anyway but “warned” me that my coupon may be considered as coupon fraud and to be careful where I print my coupons!
marteaga1981 says
HI JILL, I was wondering why you didn’t post it. I don’t know if it is a good buy, but I want to try it anyway. It sayst in the paper that if you buy $20 worth you get $10 back and they are on sale for 3/10. Do you think if I do that and use 6 $1 coupons that I will be able to get $10 back. Please help.
Bernard2003 says
if – like me – your repeated visits to CVS have been fruitless on the OUST deal. they just can’t seem to keep it in stock. I had a nice conversation with the night MGR at my nearest location and he told me he would give me a rain check because their supplier can’t even keep it in stock in the warehouse right now. He wasn’t sure they would get ANY more in until after 2/14.
dancingwolves says
The Nabisco animal crackers in the box 10/$10 at Jewel…they were out quickly but don’t fret as the tag said price good until May 9!
couponqn says
I just pulled the Q for my Meijer trip and it looks like it expired 2/7 . . . Is the hope the Meijer will take it only 2 days expired- or is it a dead deal??
Thanks a bunch!!
marteaga1981 says
Just came back from Walgreens and got my fructis for $4. With the $10 I got back in RR I got the John Freida shampoo and condition for FREE after RR’s. I was so excited!! Thanks for all your help JILL!!
CollegeCouponer says
I’m about 2 months old to super-couponing, and I had to share my latest victory! A while back, I saw a rebate on 10 DecoArt Americana acrylic paints at a Michaels craft store. It was $5 off 10 paints, and I thought, “What would Jill do?” She would wait for a sale. Turns out, the 2 oz. paints are on sale for 77 cents each this week, so I will get them for 27 cents a piece, as opposed to their original price of over $1 each. I don’t know if these rebates are still on the paint aisle in Michaels stores or not, but you might give it a shot! Thanks for your inspiration Jill!
michele_dvorak says
For those of us who are great at super-couponing, but not quite blackbelts, here’s a tip. When shopping for a Cat deal at Jewel, grab an extra item included in the deal, prefereably something cheap. When you go to the register, DO NOT give them your preferred card until after they have scanned all of your deal items. This way you can see exactly what your deal total is. If you are a little under the $25, then you can use that extra item to seal the deal.
wendyzinsli says
Went to Target to get the venus and olay deal like stated in the blog. Was told by the cashier that I couldn’t use both coupons because they are for the same product(razor). I’m new to this… should I just try a different Target? Thanks!
CollegeCouponer says
Kroger has some Nature Valley granola bars (the Dark Chocolate and Nut flavor) that have a peelie on the outside of the box. The peelie says “try me free,” so submit the rebate and get them free! It should tell you a website to go to so you can print the rebate!